Today on the Stitchery Stories embroidery podcast, Jessica Grady shares her life in fabric and thread. She chats with Susan Weeks about building her business after graduating from a textiles degree. Jessica has developed a very original style and features bright bold colours, and heavily embellished pieces, using traditional embroidery stitches with modern and unusual materials.

Continue reading to discover the highlights of our chat and to see examples of Jessica’s work.

Susan chats with Jessica about:

Exploring a new theme of coral reefs and 3D structures

How much time we need to spend working ON our business

The power of social media and being featured by a French textile artist

Which led to invitation to exhibit at French textile art festival in Nantes this year

Creating interesting embellishments from recycled objects

Freelance embroidery designs for the fashion industry

Instagram inspirations

Her love of ‘washers’ and the seemingly endless things she can do with them

Cotton buds – her new favourite beads

Being determined to ‘Go For It’ and strive for what you want as an artist

Selected as one of 12 winning artists for the RAW Talent national award program

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